Al-Yaziah bint Nahyan wins Arab Woman Award

Sheikha Al Yaziah bint Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan has won the Arab Woman Award for Art 2015.

Sheikha Sheikha bint Dhiyab bin Saif Al Nahyan received the award from Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, on behalf of her mother in a grand ceremony held by organisers recently in Dubai in the presence of Ameera Bin Karam, Chair of the Judges Board for the Arab Woman Awards UAE, Sue Holt, Founder of the Arab Woman Awards, Gina Tadros, Editor of Hello! Arabia, and a crowd of winners, organisers and leaders of women's movements.

The Awards aim to raise public awareness on the significant achievements by Arab women in the region and to provide young women with inspirational role models. Established in 2009 by ITP Group, the Arab Woman Awards has to-date recognised over 230 women from the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia across a diversity of fields that include business, energy, education, sport, entrepreneurship, medicine, art, charity, media, government and literature.